warn

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verb

1. notify of danger, potential harm, or risk (Freq. 22)
- The director warned him that he might be fired
- The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking
• Derivationally related forms:
warner, warning
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Hyponyms:
forewarn, previse, caution, admonish, monish,
threaten, alarm, alert
• Verb Group:
discourage, admonish, monish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody of something
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
2. admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior (Freq. 5)
- I warned him not to go too far
- I warn you against false assumptions
- She warned him to be quiet
• Syn:
discourage, admonish, monish
• Derivationally related forms:
monition (for: monish), admonitory (for: admonish), admonition (for: admonish), admonisher (for: admonish), warning
• Hypernyms:
rede, advise, counsel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam cannot warn Sue
3. ask to go away
- The old man warned the children off his property
• Hypernyms:
order, tell, enjoin, say
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
4. notify, usually in advance
- I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions
• Derivationally related forms:
warner
• Hypernyms:
inform
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  discourage, admonish, monish